Injured fashionista moves to rehab

Lauren Scruggs, the Dallas-area model who was severely injured walking into a plane propeller Dec. 3, has moved to inpatient rehabilitation facility in Dallas, her sister wrote on her hospital blog last night. Brittany Morgan wrote on the Caring Bridges blog:

“The doctors are amazed and encouraged by her progress thus far, and concluded that she was ready to be moved to the rehab facility. She will receive extensive occupational, speech, and physical therapy.”

Scruggs, 23, of Plano lost her left hand in the accident, plus suffered head, brain and shoulder injuries from the propeller. Doctors removed her left eye in surgery Wednesday. Morgan said she wanted to clarify her earlier statement about Scruggs’ eye prosthesis:

“Wednesday’s surgery consisted only of removing her left eye. After this has healed, we will begin consultations for her prosthetic eye.”

She said Scruggs remains in a lot of pain:

“We are wanting to stay ahead of her pain, but are also asking that Jesus would continue to minimize the pain that she will have. … “